Stay. Don’t leave.
The Humiliation
Renee leaned toward Claire.
“Thank you for raising him all these years,” she said softly.
Then she smiled.
“More like… a very loyal babysitter.”
That word shattered something inside Claire.
Babysitter.
Nineteen years erased in one sentence.
The Speech That Stopped the Auditorium
The principal stepped forward.
“And now, our valedictorian…”